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Book 1 Ethics and ProfessionalStandards and Quantitative Methods
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CFA institute Professional Conduct ProgramInquiry can be prompted by:1)Selfdisclosure!)"ritten complaintsPage
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#)$vidence of misconduct%)&eport by a CFA e'am proctor T(e designated ocer may decide:1)*o disciplinary sanctions are appropriate!)To issue a cautionary letter#)To discipline t(e member or candidateIf t(e candidate does not accept t(e proposed sanction+ t(e matteris referred to a (earing panel composed of (earing panel,Sanctions may include condemnation by member-s peers orsuspension of candidate-s participation in t(e CFA program T(e code of et(icsSi' components:1)Act in an et(ical manner!)Integrity is paramount and clients al.ays come /rst#)0se reasonable care be independent%)2e a credit to t(e investment profession3)0p(old capital mar4et rules and regulations5)2e competent
Standard : Professionalism
A. Knowledge of the Law
1) 0nderstand and comply .it( all la.s+ rules+ and regulations 6including Code and Standards) of any government+ regulatory agency+ or association governing professional activities!) Comply .it( more strict la.+ rule+ and regulation#) 7o not 4no.ingly assist in violation+ ot(er.ise dissociate from activity,
8uidance
1)Most strict2)First, notify supervisor or compliance)May confront wrongdoer directly!)"issociate if necessary#)$naction may %e construed as participation &
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)')(o reuirement to report violations to governmental authorities, %ut this may %e appropriate in certain cases
*ecommended +rocedures
1)Keep informed, regularly review written compliance procedures, maintain files2)ee- compliancelegal advice as needed)/ncourage firms to adopt code of ethics!)"istri%ute information internally on applica%le laws and regulations#)0ave written procedures for reporting suspected violations
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Mem%ers strongly encouraged to report violations %y other mem%ers
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. $ndependence and %3ectivity
1) 0se reasonable care+ 9udgment to ac(ieve and maintain independence in professional activities!) 7o not oer+ solicit+ or accept any compensation t(at could compromise independence or ob9ectivity
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8uidance
1);odest gifts o4ay
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!)7istinguis( bet.een gifts from clients and gifts from entities trying to in<uence a member=s be(avior
3AMa! acce"t gift from clients;disclose to em"lo!er;get "ermission if gift is for future. =hen "ossi,le( "rior to acce"ting ,onuses or gifts from clients( mem,ers should disclose to em"lo!ers such ,ene5ts oDered ,! clients. f noti5cation is not "ossi,le "rior to acce"tance( mem,ers must disclose to em"lo!ers ,ene5ts "reviousl! acce"ted from clients.
%);embers responsible for (iring outside managers s(ould not accept travel+ gifts+ or entertainment t(at could impair t(eir ob9ectivity3)Investment ban4ing relations(ipsdo not bo. to pressure to issuefavorable researc(
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*at fee structure is "referred mustdisclose
>);embers .or4ing for credit rating /rms s(ould avoid in<uence byissuing /rms?)0sers of credit ratings s(ould be a.are of t(is potential con<ict@)2est practice is for analysts to pay for t(eir o.n commercial travel to /rms being analyed or to /rm events
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ommended +rocedures
1)+rotect integrity of options 4 reports
 
should reflect un%iased opinion
2)Create a restricted list
)*estrict special cost arrangements!)Limit gifts5
clear value limits by firm
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6. Misrepresentation
7o not ma4e misrepresentations relating to investment analysis+ recommendations+ actions+ or ot(er professional activities A mispresentation is any untrue or omission of a fact or any statement t(at is ot(er.ise false or misleading,
8uidance
1)Standard covers oral+ .ritten+ or electronic communications!)7o not misrepresent quali/cations+ services of self or /rm+ or performance record+ c(aracteristics of an investment
3A $o not guarantee a certain returnA<o "lagiarism;ritten( oral( or electronic communications
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ommended +rocedures
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1)Firms can assist employees by providing .ritten list of t(e /rm=s available services and a description of t(e /rm=s quali/cations!)
Maintain records of materials used to "re"are research re"orts( and 9uote source( e8ce"t for
Brecognied /nancial and statistical reporting servicesB,
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%)S(ould encourage /rm to establis( procedures for verifying mar4eting claims of t(ird parties recommended to clients
". Misconduct &Mummy7s rule)
7o not engage in any
"rofessional
 conduct involving dis(onesty+ fraud+ deceit+ or commit any act t(at re<ects adversely on professional reputation+ integrity+ or competence, Fail to act .(en required by one-s professional obligations+ suc( as neglecting to perform due diligence related to investment recommendations+ violates ;isconduct,
8uidance
 T(is Standard covers conduct t(at may not be illegal+ but could adversely aect a member=s ability to perform duties
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ommended +rocedures
1)Adopt a code of ethics to which every employee must adhere2)"isseminate a list of potential violations and associated disciplinary sanctions
#)
Conduct background checks on potential employees
 44 loo- for good character and eligi%ility to wor- in the investment industry
Standard : ntegrit! of Ca"ital Markets
A. Material (onpu%lic $nformation
;embers in possession of nonpublic information t(at could aect aninvestment=s value must not act
or cause someone else to act
 ont(e information
8uidance
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if disclosure of information .ould aect a security=s price or if an investor .ould .ant to 4no. before ma4ing an investment decision!)If price eect is ambiguous+ information may not be considered material
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$'tends to info suc( as
u"coming rating change( in*uential anal!sis to ,e released
%)Information is nonpublic until it (as been made available to t(e mar4etplace,
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5)BActB includes related s.aps and options+ mutual funds .it( t(e security
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If you possess material nonpublic information+
act as !ou ould if !ou did not kno
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 information .it( public information to reac( conclusion
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ommended +rocedures
1) $nformation %arrier or 8
firewall
8 is recommended to control interdepartmental communications2) $nformation %arrier includes
use of restricted list
) *eview employee trades!)
Increase review/restrict proprietary trading
 while firm is in possession of material nonpu%lic information
. Mar-et Manipulation
7o not engage in practices t(at distort prices or arti/cially in<ate trading volume .it( intent to mislead mar4et participants
8uidance
1)
7o not engage in transactionbased manipulationgive false impression of activityEprice movement gain dominant position in an asset to manipulate price of t(e asset or a related derivative
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7o not distribute false+ misleading information
Standard
: $uties to Clients
A. Loyalty
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1) "uty of loyalty to clients4act with reasona%le care and e9ercise prudent 3udgment2)
Act for benefit of clients and place their interests before employers or own interests
) "etermine and comply with any applica%le fiduciary duty
8uidance
1) :a-e investment actions in client;s %est interests
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2) /9ercise prudence, care, s-ill, and diligence that a person familiar with such matters would use) Follow applica%le fiduciary duty!) 86lient8 may %e investing pu%lic#) Manage pools of client assets according to terms of governing documents')
Make investment decisions in context of total portfolio
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ote proxies responsibly and disclose proxy voting policies to clients
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!"oft dollars! must benefit client
 &%ro-erage fee is client7s money, %ro-er will give something %ac-, which is called >soft dollars?)
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ommended +rocedures
1)Follow rules and laws2)/sta%lish client investment o%3ectives)"iversify!)"eal fairly with clients4investment actions
#)$isclose all possible conflicts
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%)ote proxies in best interest of clients and ultimate beneficiaries&)'eep client information confidential()"eek best trading execution for clients
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lace client interests first
. Fair "ealing
"eal fairly and o%3ectively with all clients when@ +roviding investment analysis Ma-ing investment recommendations :a-ing investment action /ngaging in other professional activities
8uidance
1)(o discrimination against any clients when disseminating investment recommendations or ta-ing investment action
2)*air does not mean e+ual,)$ifferent levels of service are okay as long as disclosed and do not disadvantage any clients
!)$nvestment recommendations@All clients must have fair chance to act on every recommendation$f client is unaware of recommendation change,
advise before accepting trade order
#) $nvestment actions@:reat all clients fairly44consider investment o%3ectives and circumstances"isclose written allocation procedures"o not disadvantage any clients when distri%uting 8hot8 issues
 
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1) Limit num%er of people aware of upcoming changes2) horten time frame4decision to dissemination) 0ave pre4dissemination guidelines!) imultaneous dissemination#) Maintain list of clients and their holdings')
$isclose trade allocation procedures
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&evie. accounts regularly to ensure fair
 
client treatment
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f 5rm oDers diDerent levels of service(
 
disclose this fact toall clients
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$eviations from strict "ro rata allocation of P6 are sometimes oka! Ge.g.( minimum ,lock si>esA
Include allocating pro rata on the basis of order size, not accounsize. All clients participating in the block trade should receive thesame execution price and be charged the same commission.
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Bhen in advisory relationship with a client@1)Ma-e reasona%le inuiry as to client;s investment e9perience, ris-return o%3ectives, financial constraints prior to ma-ing any recommendation, or ta-ing investment action
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2)-pdate information regularly
)/nsure investment is suita%le to client;s situation and consistent with written o%3ectives %efore recommending an investment or ta-ing investment action
.)ook at suitability in a portfolio context
#)Bhen responsi%le for managing a portfolio to a specific mandate, strategy, or style, only ma-e recommendations or ta-e investment actions that are consistent with the stated o%3ectives and constraints of the portfolio
8uidance
1)Bhen in advisory relationship, gather client information at the outset and prepare$+ &investment policy statement)
2)-pdate I" at least annually
)6onsider whether leverage &derivatives) is suita%le for client!)$f managing a fund to an inde9 or other mandate, invest according to mandate
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ommended +rocedures
1) Bhen formulating $+ for client, -now the client;s@*eturn o%3ectives*is- tolerance2) "etermine the client;s constraints@Liuidity needs/9pected cash flows, investa%le funds:ime horiCon, ta9 considerations*egulatorylegal constraintsDniue circumstancesneeds
". +erformance +resentation
1) Bhen communicating investment performance information, ma-e reasona%le efforts to ensure that it is
fair0 accurate0 and complete
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make brief presentation0 note limited nature0 and make detailed information available on re+uest
) "o not reuire compliance with E$+, auditing or verification reuirements.
8uidance
1)"o not misstate performance or mislead clients a%out investment performance2)"o not misrepresent past performance)+rovide fair and complete performance information!)"o not state or imply a%ility to achieve returns similar to those achieved in the  past
&ec
ommended +rocedures
1)6onsider audience sophistication when presenting performance
2)-se performance of the weighted composite of similar portfolios
)$nclude terminated accounts as part of historical performance
.)Make all disclosures and maintain records1
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Keep current and prospective client information confidential, unless@ $llegal activities are suspected "isclosure is reuired %y law 6lient or prospect allows disclosure of the information
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8uidance
1)$n some cases it may %e reuired %y law to report activities to relevant authorities2):his standard
extends to former clients
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/9ception@
May provide confidential information to C*A Institute for an investigation under rofessional Conduct program
4)
 If applicable law requires members to maintain confidentiality, even if the information concerns illegal activities on the part of the client, members should not disclose such information.
*ecommended +rocedures
1) Avoid discussing any information received from a client
except to colleagues working on the same pro5ect
2) Follow firm;s electronic data storage procedures5 recommend adoption of  procedures if none e9ist
Standard
: $uties to Em"lo!ers
A. Loyalty
n matters related to employment, act for %enefit of employer and do not deprive &
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) employer of the advantage of s-illsa%ilities, divulge &
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) confidential information, or otherwise cause harm to employer 
8uidance
1) +lace client interests first %ut consider effects on firm integrity and sustaina%ility2) Mem%ers are encouraged to give employer a copy of the 6ode and standards) (o incentive or compensation structure that encourages unethical %ehavior 
%) oyaltyIndependent Practice:%,1)If planning to engage in independent practice+
notif! em"lo!er of services "rovided( e8"ected duration( and com"ensation.
 
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0nderta4ing independent practice means
engaging in com"etitive ,usiness G,adA
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making "re"arations to ,egin such "ractice GokA.
3) oyaltyeaving an $mployer:3,1)Act in best interest of employer until resignation is eective
+.)AEm"lo!er records on an! medium Ge.g. ( cell "hone( P$'( home com"uterA are "ro"ert! of the 5rm
3,#)Simple 4no.ledge of names of former clients is o4ay
donHt solicit "rior to leaving+.A <o "rohi,ition on use of e8"erience or knoledge gained at former em"lo!er
3,3)A departing employee is generally free to ma4e preparations to go into t(e competitive business before terminating t(eir 9ob as long as suc( preparations do not breac( t(e employee-s duty of loyalty,
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3,5)T(e member
must not take records or 5les
 to a ne. employer .it(out t(e .ritten permission of t(e previous employer,5) oyalty"(istleblo.ing 6
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5,!)*ot permitted for personal gain
Members and candidates are required to
disclose ancompensation arrangement to their employers that involves performing tasks or services that their employers cancharge for.
Disclosure is required even if the activities occur duringnon-ork hours.
. Additional 6ompensation Arrangements &
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"o not accept gifts, %enefits, compensation, or consideration that competes with, or creates a conflict of interest with, employer;s interest unless
written consent
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8uidance
1)6ompensation and %enefits covers direct compensation %y the client and other  %enefits received from third parties2)For written consent from 8all parties involved8, email is accepta%le
*ecommended +rocedures
1)Britten report to employer with details of proposed compensation in addition to normal compensation and %enefits2)"etails of incentives verified %y offering party
,)Include nature of compensation0 amount0 and duration of agreement
6. *esponsi%ilities of upervisors
Ma-e
reasonable
 efforts to
detect and prevent
 violations of applica%le laws, rules, regulations, and 6ode and tandards %y anyone su%3ect to your supervision or authority.
 A supervisor!s responsibilities relate to detecting and preventingviolations b" an"one sub#ect to their supervision or authoritregarding activities the" supervise. $ack had no a" of detectingand%or preventing &om from cheating during the '(A exam, if in fact that is hat he did, because it as an event he did not attend.
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8uidance
1)upervisors must ta-e steps to prevent employees from violating laws, rules, regulations, or the 6ode and tandards2)upervisors must
make reasonable efforts to detect violations
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)hould enforce
non6investment rules
 as well &e.g. ,
mandatory vacations
)
*ecommended +rocedures
1) Adeuate compliance procedures should@1.1)6lear and understanda%le1.2)"esignate a compliance officer 1.)0ave chec-s%alances5 permitted conduct1.!)0ave procedures for reporting violations2) upervisor and compliance officer should@2.1)"istri%ute procedures to
appropriate
 personnel and update periodically2.2)
Continually
 educate staff 2.)*eview employee actions2.!)+romptly initiate procedures once a violation has occurred) nce a violation has occurred, a supervisor should@.1)*espond promptly.2)6onduct a thorough investigation.)+lace appropriate limitations on the wrongdoer until investigation is complete
Standard Investment 'nal!sis( recommendations and actions
A. "iligence and *easona%le asis
1) /9ercise diligence, independence, and thoroughness in analyCing investments, ma-ing investment recommendations, and ta-ing investment action2) 0ave a reasona%le and adeuate %asis, supported %y research, for analysis, recommendation, or action
 Members are in compliance with Diligence and Reasonable Basis if they rely on the research of another party who exercised diligence and thoroughness. If someone elses opinion did not agree with the final report, disassociating her from the report is one way to handle this difference between the analysts.
8uidance
1)Ma-e reasona%le efforts to cover all relevant issues when arriving at an investment recommendation2)Level of diligence will depend on product or service offered)Dsing secondary or third4party research &
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)@.1)"etermine soundness of the research4review assumptions, rigor, timeliness, and independence of analysis.2)/ncourage firm to adopt policy of periodic review of uality of third4partyresearch regarding assumptions, timeliness, rigor, o%3ectivity, and independence.)Mem%ers may repac-age and distri%ute third4party research reports as long as they do not represent themselves as the author of the report.
*ecommended +rocedures
1)/sta%lish policy that research and recommendations should have reasona%le and adeuate %asis2)*eviewapprove research reports and recommendations prior to e9ternal circulation
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)/sta%lish due diligence procedures for 3udging if recommendation has met reasona%le and adeuate %asis criteria!)"evelop measura%le criteria for assessing uality of research
#)Consider scenarios outside recent experience to assess downside risk of +uantitative models
')Ma-e sure firm has procedures to evaluate e9ternal advisers they use or promote, including how often to review<)Britten procedures of accepta%le scenario testing, range of scenarios, cash flow sensitivity to assumptions and inputs=)+rocedure for evaluating outside information providers including how often
7)8o need to dissociate from group research that the member disagrees with
. 6ommunication with 6lients and +rospective 6lients
1) "isclose %asic formatgeneral principles of investment processes used to analyCe investments, select securities, and construct portfolios2)
romptly disclose any changes that may affect those processes materially
) Dse reasona%le 3udgment in identifying which factors are important to investment analyses, recommendations, or actions!) $nclude those factors in communications with clientsprospective clients#)
$istinguish between fact and opinion
 in presentation of investment analysis and investment recommendations') 6learly communicate potential gains and losses on an investment
8uidance
1)$nclude %asic characteristics of the security2)$nform clients of any change in investment processes
,)"uitability of investment6portfolio context
!)All communication covered, not 3ust reports
*ecommended +rocedures
3)
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inclusion or e9clusion of information depends on a case4%y4case review
2)
Maintain records
6. *ecord *etention
1) "evelop and maintain appropriate records to support investment analyses, recommendations, actions, and other investment4related communications with clients and prospective clients
8uidance
1)Maintain records to support research, and the rationale for conclusions and actions2)
9ecords are firm:s property and cannot be taken
when mem%er leaves without firm;s consent
,)
$f no regulatory reuirement,
C*A Institute recommends retention period of & years
*ecommended +rocedures
1) *esponsi%ility to maintain records generally falls with the firm2) 0owever, individuals must retain documents that support investment4related communications
#) "(en member c(anges /rm+ t(ey must recreate records frompublic sources and ne. /rm=s information 6can=t rely on memory ormaterials from old /rm)Page
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Standard
: Con*icts of nterest
A. "isclosure of 6onflicts
1) Ma-e full, fair disclosure of
all matters that
could reasona%ly %e e9pected to impair independenceo%3ectivity, or interfere with duties to clients, prospects, or employer 2) /nsure disclosures are prominent, delivered in plain language
8uidance
1) "isclose to clients@1.1)All matters that could impair o%3ectivity4allow clients to 3udge motives,  %iases1.2)For e9ample, %etween mem%er or firm and issuer, investment %an-ing relations, %ro-erdealer mar-et4ma-ing activities, significant stoc- ownership, %oard service2) "isclose to employers@2.1)6onflicts of interest4ownership of stoc- analyCedrecommended, %oard  participation
+
financial and other pressures that may influence decisions2.2)6overs conflicts that could %e damaging to employer;s %usiness
Disclose to the emplo"er 
 
an" outside development because this activit" could possibl" interfere ith her 
 
responsibilities at current emplo"er. In setting up a ne )rm, she as not acting for the bene)t 
 
of her emplo"er. *he should have informed the current emplo"er she anted to organize the hedge fund
 
and come to some mutual agreement on ho this process ould occur.
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isclosure of conflicts.
*ecommended +rocedures
1)"isclose compensation arrangements with employer that conflict with clients; interests2)$f firm does not permit disclosure, consider dissociating from the activity)Firms are encouraged to include compensation information in promotional materials
. +riority of :ransactions
1) $nvestment transactions for clients and employers must have priority over transactions in which a mem%er or candidate is the %eneficial owner 2)
$o not use knowledge of pending trades for personal gain
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1)8eneficial owner8
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has directindirect personal interest in the securities
2)Client0 employer transactions take priority over personal transactions ;including beneficial ownership)
)Family mem%er accounts that are client accounts must %e treated as other client accounts &you cannot ta-e advantage or disadvantage of them)
*ecommended +rocedures
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1) Firm;s compliance procedures should@
313) imit participation in e+uity I<s312) 9estrict purchase of securities through private lacements
2)
=stablish
 %lac-outrestricted
 periods
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prior clearance re+uirements
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8uidance
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!) Primary purpose of veri/cation is to provide assurance t(atcompliance .it(8IPS is on a /rm.ide basis#) &equirements:#,1);ust be performed by a t(ird party+ on a /rm.ide basis6S$C
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discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios in compositesfor a minimum of *ve years or since *rm or compositeinception &*rm wide)
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A 4ey assumption of tec(nical analysis is t(at mar4et prices re<ectbot( rational and irrational investor be(avior, T(is implies t(at t(eecient mar4et (ypot(esis does not (old, 6It only cares about t(eprice and volume)
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Book ) Economics
Reading 13 $emand and Su""l! 'nal!sis: ntroduction
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1)ascending price auctionE$nglis( auction
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!)Indierence curves are conve' to.ards t(e origin, T(e slope of an indierence curve at any point is referred to as t(e marginalrate of substitution, T(e c(aracteristic conve'ity of indierencecurves re<ects a diminis(ing marginal rate of substitution,#)Indierence curves cannot cross,
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Important relations(ips as s(o.n in /gure above:1)AFC slopes do.n.ard,!)T(e vertical distance bet.een t(e ATC and AGC curves is equal toAFC,#);C decreases initially+ t(en increase,
't loout"ut9uantities( e?ciencies are reali>ed from thes"eciali>ation of la,or. 4oever( as more and more la,oris added( MC increases due to diminishing returns.
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s(ort run but s(utdo.n in t(e long run
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ncreasing;cost industr!
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 is a better measure of t(eproductivity of an individual .or4er and is preferred over averageproduct or total product, A /rm e'periencing an increase in t(emarginal product of labor employed .ould most li4ely to allo. anincreased number of .or4ers to specialie and become more adeptat t(eir individual functions,Increasing t(e quantity of capital for a given quantity of labor .ill at/rst result in increasing marginal returns to capital+ (o.ever+employing additional units of capital .ill result in smaller increasesin output, T(is is t(e point of
diminishing marginal returns toca"ital.
For a /rm .it( * productive inputs+
cost minimi>ation
 requirest(at:
 .P
1
 P
1
=
 .P
2
 P
2
=
/
=
 .P
 0 
 P
 0 
 
6;PKmarginal product+ PKprice+
&
+½
&
ä
Ÿ
6
+
ZC
labor+ capital);PEP
ë=
Ýä
Ÿ
6
"
Ÿà数=
应É
!
6
å
diminis(ing marginal productivity)
0o ma8imi>e "ro5ts
+ it requires t(at:
 .P
1
 .R
output 
 P
1
=
 .P
2
 .R
output 
 P
2
=
/
=
 .P
 0 
 .R
output 
 P
 0 
or
 .RP
1
 P
1
=
 .RP
2
 P
2
=
/
=
 .PR
 0 
 P
 0 
=
1
2中
;&P K marginal revenue product 6
ŸàS收
)+ P
½
input price,
Reading 1# 0he 5rm and Market Structures
1)perfect competition6price ta4er)
âã3²Õ
†‡
!)monopolistic competition
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h
#争
 
products are not identical#)oligopoly mar4et
$%"
h
 
only a fe. /rms competing+ suc( /rmsare interdependent+ barriers to entry are (ig(%);onopoly
ëì
"
h
 
a single seller of a product .it( no closesubstitutes, Oig( barriers to entry
+A
*atural monopoly
΢
"
h
 
e'amples are
electric "oer anddistri,ution ,usiness and other "u,lic utilities.
1) Perfect CompetitionIn s(ortrun+ economic pro/t is ma'imied at t(e quantity for .(ic(Page
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;&K;CIn longrun equilibrium+ eac( /rm is producing t(e quantify for .(ic(
PMRMC'0C
+ so t(at
all 5rms earn normal "ro5t G>eroeconomic "ro5ts( and 5rms can sta! in the ,usiness in thelong runA and each 5rm is "roducing the 9uantit! for hich'0C is a minimum.
e
6b)
½
²Õ
"
¾期
áæç
In belo. grap(+ a permanent c(ange in demand+ 7
J
7
1
+ t(e priceincreases from P
J
 to P
1
+ e'isting /rm realie economic pro/t+ .(ic(attracts more /rms to enter t(e industry+ t(en S
J
S
1
+ pricedecreases bac4 to P
J
,!) ;onopolistic CompetitionFirms in monopolistic competition face do.n.ardsloping demandcurves 6price searc(), Page
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Product innovation is a necessary activity as /rms in monopolisticcompetition pursue economic pro/ts, Firms t(at bring ne. andinnovative products to t(e mar4et are confronted .it( lesselasticdemand curves+ enabling t(em to increase price and earn economicpro/ts,A /rm is considered to be spending t(e optimal amount oninnovation .(en
 the marginal cost of innovation Kust e9ualsthe marginal revenue of additional innovation.'dvertising e8"enses are high
 for /rms in monopolisticcompetition, ;any /rms spend a signi/cant portion of t(eiradvertising budget on brand name promotion,#) ligopoly T(e actions of anot(er /rm .ill directly aect a given /rm-s demandcurve for t(e product,#,1) Xin4ed demand curve model2ased on t(e assumption t(at
#争
1
&'
7òâ
-
'
7
(
â
Y
4
 is t(e pro/t ma'imiing level of output,S(ortcoming: .(at determines t(e mar4et price 6.(ere t(e 4in4is located) is outside t(e scope of t(e model)#,!) Cournot model+ an early version of strategic games#,#) *as( equilibrium is reac(ed .(en t(e c(oices of all /rms aresuc( t(at t(ere is no ot(er c(oice t(at ma4es any /rm better o,In general+ collusive agreements to increase price in an oligopoly.ill be more successful 6(ave less c(eating) .(en 6
Ÿà
i
)
处*+
):#,#,1)T(ere are fe.er /rms#,#,!)Products are more similar 6less dierentiated)#,#,#)Cost structures are more similar#,#,%)Purc(ases are relatively small and frequentPage
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#,#,3)&etaliation by ot(er /rms for c(eating is more certain andmore severe#,#,5)T(ere is less actual or potential competition from /rmsoutside t(e cartel,#,%) dominant /rm model
优,厂
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 T(ere is a single /rm t(at (as a signi/cant large mar4et s(arebecause of its greater scale and lo.er cost structure, A price decrease by one of t(e competitive /rms .ill lead to adecrease in price by t(e dominant /rm+ and competitive /rms .illdecrease output andEor e'it t(e industry in t(e long run, T(e longrun result of suc( price decrease by competitors .ould
increasethe market share of the dominant 5rms
,In t(e long run+ t(e dominant company-s mar4et s(are tends todecrease as pro/ts attract entry by ot(er companies,%) ;onopoly 6
ëì
"
h
) T.o pricing strategies: singleprice+ price discrimination T(e pro/t ma'imiing output for a monopolistic /rm is t(e one for.(ic(
MRMC.
;onopolists are
"rice searches
 and (ave imperfect informationregarding mar4et demand, "it( price discrimination+ t(e motivation for a monopolist is to
ca"ture more consumer sur"lus as economic "ro5t than is"ossi,le
 by c(arging a single price,"(en compared to a perfectly competitive industry+ t(e monopoly/rm .ill produce less output and c(arge a (ig(er price,;onopoly is considered
ine?cient
 as it creates a 7" relative toperfect competition because monopolies produce a quantity t(atdoes not ma'imie t(e sum of consumer surplus and producersurplus, A furt(er loss of eciency results from
rent seeking
 .(enproducers spend time and resources to try to acquire or establis( amonopoly,Page
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=ith "erfect "rice discrimination( there ould ,e noconsumer sur"lus.
;onopolists .ould capture it all,
'mono"olist ould "roduce the same 9uantit! as under"erfect com"etition.
A government entity t(at regulates an aut(oried monopoly .illmost li4ely base regulated prices on long run average cost,3) *atural ;onopoly
=hen the average cost of "roduction for a single 5rm isfalling throughout the relevant range of consumer demand
+.e say t(at t(e industry is a natural monopoly,
+.1A 'verage cost "ricing
 is t(e most common form oregulation, T(is .ill:3,1,1)Increase output and decrease price3,1,!)Increase social .elfare 6allocate eciency)3,1,#)$nsure t(e monopolist a normal pro/t because
"rice'0C+.)A Marginal cost "ricing Ge?cient regulationA
 T(is .ill:3,!,1)Increase output and decrease price3,!,!)Cause t(e monopolist to incur a loss because
"rice '0C
,3,!,#)T(is solution
re9uires a government su,sid!
 inorder to provide t(e /rm .it( a normal pro/t andprevent it from leaving t(e mar4et entirely,3,#)Anot(er .ay of regulating a monopoly is for t(egovernment to sell t(e monopoly rig(t to t(e (ig(estbidder,In mar4ets c(aracteried as monopolistic competition+ oligopoly+ andmonopoly+ t(ere is
no ell;de5ned su""l! function
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n each case( the 9uantit! su""lied is determined ,! theintersection of MC and MR( and the "rice charged isdetermined ,! the demand curve.
Pricing strategy under eac( mar4et structure1)Perfect competition;&K;CKP!);onopolistic competition;&K;CP#);onopoly;&K;CP%)ligopoly%,1) Xin4ed demand curve: ;&K;C%,!) Collusion: ;&K;C and c(arge t(e price from t(e industrydemand curve at .(ic( t(at quantity can be sold,%,#) 7ominant /rm model: ;&K;C and c(arge t(e price on its/rm demand curve for t(at quantity, t(er /rms ta4e t(e price asgiven,%,%) 8ame t(eory;&KP611E$
p
) $
p
 
is the price elasticity of demand
Concentration measures for a mar4et or industry are very oftenused as an indicator of mar4et po.er,1)*/rm concentration ratio+
缺点
0
relatively insensitive to mergersof t.o /rms .it( large mar4et s(ares,!)OOI+ calculated as t(e sum of t(e squares of t(e mar4et s(ares of t(e largest /rms in t(e mar4et, OOI values belo. 1JJ indicate t(emar4et is (ig(ly competitive,
c
A
两种
…§
"
Ë
i
缺点
0
,arriers to entr! are not considered
,
3arket 4tructure 5egree of !roduc
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5i+erentiation
1erfect competition +price taker 2omogeneous% standardizedMonopolistic competition +price searcherDierentiated3ligopol" +price maker 2omogeneous% standardizedMonopol" +price searcher, donard-sloping demand curve4nique product 1erfect competition, 15M65A6
Reading 1% 'ggregate 6ut"ut( Prices( and Economic groth
87P is t(e total mar4et value of t(e goods and services produced ina country .it(in a certain time period, 87P included only purc(aseof ne.ly produced goods and services,
tems those are included in /$P:
1)8oods and services provided by government!)T(e value of
oner;occu"ied housing.tems those are e8cluded in /$P:1A0he sale or resale of goods "roduced in "revious "eriods
!)
0ransfer "a!ments
made by t(e government are not economicoutput and
are not included
in t(e calculation of 87P,#)T(e value of labor not sold+ suc( as a (omeo.ner-s repairs to (iso.n (ome+ is not included in 87P,%)2yproducts of production+ suc( as
environment damage
+ arenot included in 87P,
./
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Income approac(: 87P is calculated by summing t(e amounts
earned ,! households and com"anies
 during t(e period+i
ncluding age income( interest income( and ,usiness"ro5ts.
Galueof/naloutput met(od: t(e calculation of 87P under t(ee'penditure approac(Sumofvalueadded met(od: sum t(e additions to value created ateac( stage of production and distribution,*ominal 87P: t(e total value of all goods and services produced byan economy+ valued at current mar4et price,&eal 87P is calculated relative to a base year,
1DPdeflator
=
nominal1DPreal1DP
 =
Current 2ear price
Current 2ear3uantit2 prior 2ear price
Curren2 2ear3uantit2
Per;ca"ital real /$P
is de/ned as real 87P divided by populationand is often used as a measure of t(e economic .ell being of acountry-s residents,0nder t(e e'penditure approac(+
/$PC/GO;MA ;;;;;;;;;; G1A
0nder t(e income approac(+87PKnational income L capital consumption allo.ance L statisticaldiscrepancy1) CCA measures t(e depreciation of p(ysical capital from t(eproduction of goods and services over a period,!) *ational income is t(e sum of t(e income received by allfactors of production t(at go into t(e creation of /nal output,#) Personal income is a measure of t(e preta' income receivedby (ouse(olds and is one determinant of consumer purc(asingpo.er and consumption,Personal income K national incomeL Transfer payments to (ouse(olds
;
Indirect business
ta8es
Corporate income
ta8es;7ndistri,uted cor"orate "ro5ts
Personal disposable income 6P7I) K personal income  personalta'0nder t(e income approac(+
/$PCS0
 6!)Combine 61) and 6!)
 
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As belo.+ (ig(er rates .ill decrease t(e real aggregate income, T(eIS curve 6
L资\
@A
æç
) plots t(e combinations of
income and real
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interest rates
 for .(ic( aggregate output and income equalplanned e'penditure,Yuantity t(eory of money: ;GKP T(e ; curve represents combinations of income and t(e interestrate at .(ic( t(e demand for real money balance equals t(e supply, T(e aggregate demand curve s(o.s t(e relations(ip bet.een t(equantity of real output demanded 6.(ic( equals real income) andt(e price level, T(e aggregate supply curve describes t(e relations(ip bet.een
the"rice level and the 9uantit! of real /$P
 supplied,In t(e long run+ .ages and ot(er input prices c(ange proportionallyto t(e price level+ so t(e price level (as no longrun eect onaggregate supply, "e refer to t(is level of output as
"otential /$Por full;em"lo!ment /$P
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 T(e full employment 6
the intersect of R'S and 8 a8is
)+ ornatural+ level of output is a level .it( a modest+ stable pool of unemployed .or4ers 6
 Ko, seekers e9ual Ko, vacancies
) loo4ingfor and transitioning into ne. 9obs,S(ift in t(e A7 curve*ote t(at a c(ange in t(e price level is represented+ as a movementalong t(e A7 curves+ not a s(ift in t(e A7 curve,
Consider /$PC   /  net O
1)Increase in consumers- .ealt( 6C increases as t(e value of (ouse(olds- .ealt( increases+ t(e proportion of income saveddecreases and spending increases+ increasing A7)
 ealtheDect
!)2usiness e'pectation 6I increases)#)Consumer e'pectations of future income 6C increases)%)Oig( capacity utiliation 6I increases)3)$'pansionary monetary policy 6C and I increase)5)$'pansionary /scal policy 6C increases for ta' cut+ 8 increases forspending increase)>)e'c(ange rate 6
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Factors t(at aect t(e real output t(at an economy can produce atfull employment .ill s(ift t(e &AS curve,1)Increase in t(e supply and quality of labor!)Increase in t(e supply of natural resources#)Increase in t(e stoc4 of p(ysical capital%)Tec(nology"it( t(e price level at 113+ t(ere is e'cess supply t(is is sometimestermed a
recessionar! ga"
"it( t(e price level at 1J3+ t(ere is e'cess demandt(is issometimes termed as an
in*ationar! ga"
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A decrease in .ages and ot(er input prices increase s(ortrunaggregate supply 6move it do.n to t(e rig(t)Stag<ation 6
 J K
) refers to an environment of bot( (ig(unemployment and increasing in<ation,
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Five sources of economic gro.t(1)abor supply!)Ouman capital#)P(ysical capital stoc4%)Tec(nology3)*atural resources
/roth in "otential /$P  groth in la,or force  groth inla,or "roductivit! Gcan ,e measured directl!( out"uthourA
 T(e sustainable rate of economic gro.t( is important because longterm equity returns are (ig(ly dependent on economic gro.t( overtime,abor productivity can be increased by eit(er improving
technolog!
or
"h!sical ca"ital "er orker. 4oever(
becauseof
diminishing marginal "roductivit!
+ sustainable longtermgro.t( cannot necessarily be ac(ieved simply by increasingp(ysical capital per .or4er over time+
"roductivit! gains andgroth of the la,or force
 are also necessary for longtermsustainable gro.t(,Solo. model or neoclassical model:
/roth in "otential /$Pgroth in technolog!  =
 Ggrothin la,orA  =
C
 Ggroth in ca"italA G
2
r01
A:
gè"H
Q
A=
 and =
C
 are la,orFs "ercentage share of national incomeand ca"italFs "ercentage share of national income.'n increase in total factor "roductivit! re*ects an increasein out"ut for given in"uts.
Reading 12 7nderstanding Business C!cle
Real /$P and unem"lo!ment rate
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A common rule of t(umb is to consider t.o consecutive quarters of gro.t( in real 87P as t(e beginning of an e'pansion and t.oconsecutive quarters of declining real 87P as indicating t(ebeginning of a contraction,
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private corporations,&esource use <uctuation1)"(en an e'pansion is approac(ing its pea4+ sales gro.t(begins to slo.+ and unsold inventories accumulate, T(is canbe seen in
an increase
 in t(e
inventor!;sales ratio
 
a,oveits normal level
, !)T(e opposite occurs .(en a contraction reac(es its troug(+
inventor!;sales
 ratio
decreases ,elo its normal level
,nly .(en an e'pansion or contraction appears li4ely topersist .ill t(ey (ire or lay o .or4ers,Oousing sector activity1);ortgage rates!)Oousing costs relative to income#)Speculative activity%)7emograp(ic factors$'ternal trade sector activity1)7omestic 87P gro.t(!)87P gro.t( of trading partners#)Currency e'c(ange rate Typical business cycle c(aracteristics:1)Troug(
Moderate or decreasing in*ation rate
Spending on consumer durable goods and (ousing may increaseIncreasing use of overtime and temporary .or4ers!)$'pansion&eal 87P is increasingIn<ation rate may increaseInvestment increases in producers- equipment and (omeconstruction#)Pea4
Real /$P sto"s increasing and ,egins decreasing7nem"lo!ment rate decreases ,ut hiring slosn*ation rate increases
Consumer spending and business investment
gro at sloerrates
%)Contraction87P gro.t( rate is negative0nemployment rate increases
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eading indicator1)0nemployment insurance initial claims!)IS; ne. orders#)2uilding permits%)Stoc4 price3)I& spreadCoincident indicator1)*onfarm payroll!)Industrial production#);anufacturing and trade salesagging indicator1)CPI!)abor cost#)InventoryEsale ratio%)CommercialEindustrial loans2ased on typical
la,or utili>ation "atterns
 across t(e businesscycle+
"roductivit!
6output per (ours .or4ed) is mostly li4ely to be
highest at the ,ottom of a recession.
1) *eoclassical sc(ool
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2ot( aggregate demand and aggregate supply are primarilydriven by c(anges in
technolog!
 over time, T(ey conclude t(atbusiness cycle is temporary deviations from longrunequilibrium,!) Xeynesian sc(ool 62ernan4e) believed t(at s(ifts in aggregatedemand due to c(anges in e'pectations .ere t(e primary cause of business cycle,
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several months is referred to as long4term unemployed.2):he discouraged wor-ers are those who are availa%le for wor- %ut are neither employed nor actively see-ing employment.)
he unemployment rate is the percentage of people in the labor force whoare unemployed1
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voluntarilyunemployed
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ill decrease the unit labor cost. As the unit labor cost decreases,cost-push in7ation decreases
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effects.
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1)transaction demand+
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!)Information about supply and demand from c(anges in pricesbecomes less reliable;onetary policy tools1)Policy rate, T(e rate at .(ic( ban4s can borro. reserves from t(eFed is termed t(e discount rate, For t(e $C2+ it is called t(e
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monetary policy is said to be contractionary 6e'pansionary),6
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to increase your income by collecting t(e call option premium, T(ecall .riter is trading t(e stoc4-s upside potential for t(e callpremium,Protective put 6long stoc4+ long put)A protective put is an investment manager tec(nique designed toprotect a stoc4 from a decline in value, It is constructed by buying astoc4 and put option on t(at stoc4,
Reading #3 ntroduction to 'lternative nvestments
Alternative investments as a group (ave (ad lo. returnscorrelations .it( traditional investments, Compared to traditionalinvestments+ alternative investments e'(ibit:1)ess liquidity of assets (old!);ore specialiation by investment managers#)ess regulation and transparency%);ore problematic and less available (istorical return andvolatility data3)7ierent legal issues and ta' treatmentsAlternative investments1)Oedge fund+ t(ey do not necessarily (edge ris4s as t(e nameimply,!)Private $quity funds
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Fund of funds managers 6
"rovide more due diligence and,etter redem"tion terms
) c(arge an additional layer of feesbeyond t(e fees c(arged by t(e individual (edge funds in t(eportfolio,Strategy1)$ventdriven strategies1,1);erger arbitrage1,!)7istressedErestructuring1,#)Activist s(are(olders1,%)Special situation!,&elative value strategies!,1)Convertible arbitrage!,!)Assetbac4ed /'ed income 6e'ploit pricing discrepanciesamong various ;2S or A2S,!,#)8eneral /'ed income!,%)Golatility 6e'ploit dierences bet.een returns volatilityimplied by options prices and manager e'pectations of future volatility),!,3);ultistrategy #,;acro strategies
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5rms ith high cash *o( lo leverage and
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large amount of "h!sical assets
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#)&ecapitaliation%)Secondary sale 6sell to anot(er P$ /rm)3)"riteoEliquidationP$ portfolio company valuation1);ar4etEcomparable approac(!)7iscounted cas( <o. approac(#)Assetbased approac(
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to commodities include:1)$TF!)$quities t(at are lin4ed to a commodity+ one potential dra.bac4are t(e price movement of a stoc4 and t(e commodity may notbe perfectly correlated,#);anaged future funds%)Individual managed accounts3)Specialied funds in speci/c commodity sectors&eturns and s(arp ratio for commodities (as been lo.er t(an stoc4sor bonds, Oolding commodities can act as a (edge of in<ation ris4,
S"ot "rices for commodities are a function of su""l! anddemand.
/ommodity futures price : 4pot price &1;8) ; storage costs B convenience yield 
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(edge funds .it(in t(e fundoffunds structure,Xey items for 7ue diligence for alternative investments1)rganiation!)Portfolio management#)perations and controls%)&is4 management3)egal revie.5)Fund terms
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